Foot-piece connection for soap-dishes.



G. M. GONDIT.

FOOT PIECE CONNECTION FOR SOAP DISHES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1913.

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GEORGE MUNSON CONDIT, 0F WATER-BURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN RING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORIOB-ATION OF CONNECTICUT.

IEGOT-PIECE CONNECTION FOR SOAP-DISHES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon M. Coivmr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in FootPiece Connections for Soap-Dishes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel mode of connecting the feet, legs or supports to soap dishes or trays either of wire or sheet metal.

It is obvious that the invention can be used in connection with other articles as well as soap dishes or trays.

Heretofore it has been customary to solder the foot piece or support to the wire or sheet metal dish or tray, but this method besides being expensive is not always permanent as the foot pieces or supports frequently become disconnected.

The object of my invention therefore is to provide a connection which will be cheap and quickly effected and at the same time will be permanent and rigid.

With these various objects in view my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement all of which are fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of a wire soap dish or tray embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the wires and the support disconnected therefrom. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one of the foot pieces or supports. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing a slight modification. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a sheet metal soap dish or tray embodying my invention. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of making the connection. Figs. 9, 10 and 11 show details of construction.

Referring to the drawings A, indicates the usual construction of wire soap dish or tray and B, a soap dish or tray made of sheet metal. These soap dishes or trays are usually supported upon four feet or legs and in practice I prefer to have these feet or legs in the form of balls as shown C and each foot piece C is formed with an upwardly extending shank D, which is Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 10, 1913.

Patented Jan. 26 1914..

Serial No. 753,379.

slotted or cut as shown at E in order to engage a straight portion of the dish or t'ay. In the wire construction, portions of the wire are cut away or flattened by pressing to provide reduced portions F, having flat parallel sides, the size of this reduced portion being such as to fit snugly into the slot or cut E. and then the projecting portion of the shank D are headed down over the wire as shown at I), this operation being accomplished by a suitable punch and in order to provide a perfectly smooth and well rounded joint I preferably bevel the opposing edges of the ends of the shank as are most clearly shown at D.

It is obvious that inasmuch as the square portion of the wire is secured in the square cut of the support it will be impossible for said support to turn or work loose and by being securely headed down there is absolutely no danger of the foot piece or support ever becoming disconnected from the dish or tray and being connected to the wire at a reduced portion all danger of longitudinal movement thereon is completely obviated. The same principle is applicable with metal dishes or trays and inasmuch as four feet are usually employed to support these trays I provide four corner openings to receive the shank D, of the foot piece as it will be observed that these corner openings are crossed by a straight piece of metal G which is integral with the bottom of the dish or tray and fits into the slot or cut of the shank. In this construction the shank where it meets the ball shaped foot pieces is slightly enlarged as shown at H, said enlargement fitting up into a countersunk por tion I, formed in the bottom of the dish or tray as most clearly shown and this in connection with the cross piece G forms a permanent means of attachment for the slotted shank, the upwardly projecting ends thereof being headed down over the cross piece G in exactly the same manner as they are headed down over the wire and as most clearly shown in the drawing. Instead of having a single cross piece G I may have two intersecting cross pieces and provide the shank with a double cut as most clearly shown in Fig. 10.

A foot piece connected to a tray in the manner herein shown and described can be quickly and easily attached and when once era-H connected is absolutely fixed and all danger of Working loose or becoming detached is completely overcome. It Will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple, cheap and efficient means for connecting foot pieces or supports to dishes, trays and similar articles and which Will accomplish all of the objects hereinbefore referred to.

What I claim is 1. The combination With a receptacle slotted at definite points and having a connecting portion, of a foot piece having a slotted shank, said slot-ted shank being adapted to engage said slots and straddle said connecting portion, the projecting ends of said slotted shank being headed down over said connecting portion.

2. The combination with a receptacle slotted at definite points and having an intervening connecting portion, of a foot piece having a slotted shank, the members of said slotted shank being adapted to enter the slots, the ends of said shank members being beveled and headed down over said connecting portion of the receptacle.

3. A receptacle having a countersink produced therein, said countersunk portion be ing slotted and having a connecting portion between said slots, in combination with a foot piece having a slotted shank and a swell at the juncture of said foot piece and shank, the swell being adapted to engage the countersink and the members of the slotted shank enter the slots, the ends of said shank being headed down over the connecting portion, as set forth.

GEORGE MUNSON CONDIT, Witnesses:

HAROLD E. BAUDER, G. M. DITTRICH,

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